Secamonopsis microphylla
| Secamonopsis microphylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Secamonopsis |
| Species: | S. microphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Secamonopsis microphylla Civeyrel & Klack.
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Secamonopsis microphylla is a plant species endemic to southern Madagascar.[1] It is a trailing or erect herb up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves are narrowly oblong, up to 10 mm long. Flowers in groups of 1–3, yellow, tubular, up to 1.2 mm long.
The only other species in the genus is Secamonopsis madagascariensis, also indigenous to Madagascar. It is taller, often twining, with larger leaves than S. microphylla.[1][2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Civeyrel, L. & J. Klackenberg. 1996. A second species of the Malagasy genus Secamonopsis (Asclepiadaceae). Novon 6(2): 144–146
- ^ Civeyrel, L. & N. Rowe. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Secamonoideae based on the plastid gene matK, morphology, and biomechanics. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 583–602
- ^ photo of isotype of Secamonopsis microphyllafrom Herbier du Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- ^ Klackenberg, J. 1992. Taxonomy of Secamone (Asclepiadaceae) s.lat. in the Madagascar region. Opera Botanica 112:5-127.